Our residents living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias may find it difficult to control their behaviors at day’s end, which we know colloquially as “sundowning” because of the prevalence of the...
New year brings an old, but good, reminder
By
Julie Thorson
Jan 08, 2020
If you’re not having fun at work, make it fun. Really.
Senior care findings: How to encourage friendships at work
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 31, 2019
When I was 18, I was instantly suspicious of my college roommate. She was beautiful and brilliant at math, so I figured we’d have little in common.
Profile — Turnaround specialist
By
John Andrews
Oct 16, 2006
Doug Pace, executive director, National Commission for Quality LTC, has a very important deadline, and if he doesn’t make it, he will lose his job.
A stressed sector must find a way to stress better behavioral care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2022
When CMS issued its new behavioral health strategy last week, the phrase “nursing home” was strangely absent from the outline. But given all the attention it has streamed on skilled nursing lately,...
David Gentner: Racing, rocking top exec
Mar 01, 2021
David Gentner, Ed.D, President and CEO, Wartburg
COVID-19 vaccination now a condition of employment for some senior living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2021
Atria Senior Living and Juniper Communities say that mandating vaccinations is the responsible thing to do, and the quickest route to re-engaging with community life.
Reaching beyond traditional therapeutic recreation
By
Irene Carr
Apr 05, 2019
When a resident drives a sports car at the Indy 500 and makes a sharp turn, you can observe him holding tightly to his wheelchair, as if he was there.
The value of mentorship: How I became an executive director
By
Joyce Crowder-McBride
Mar 18, 2019
She picked up on my eagerness to learn the business and said she appreciated my work ethic. She recommended me for trainings, which fueled my excitement and passion for making the most out of a resident’s...
Profile: Hometown roots — Marianna Grachek, President & CEO, ACHCA
By
John Andrews
Aug 07, 2006
For the past four years, Marianna Grachek has commuted between her home in southeastern Michigan to her job at the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health Care Organizations outside Chicago.